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groupings. That moment may come! Meanwhile, the following list identifies the 20 groupings and six individuals. The order of the list is not random, for groupings which either are definitely connected or may be connected are put close to each other. So, for instance, the first three groupings are headed by three brothers; the birth of the three brothers brings us back roughly to the start of the nineteenth century.
These first three groupings are derived from Joseph Soothill (born 1766) who married Ann Clibron on 11 May 1797 in St John, Halifax. They had three sons and two daughters. I want to follow the three sons – Thomas (christened 1802), William (christened 1806) and John (who was probably born in 1806). By the time of the 1861 census, William had died (in 1847), John was still alive (dying in 1869) and I do not yet know when Thomas actually died. However, they all have heirs of interest in the 1861 census.
*Thomas (c.1802) and Elizabeth (née Mitchell) Soothill William (b.1806) and Mary (née Holdsworth) Soothill *John (b.1806) and Hannah (née Tasker) Soothill
I then wish to consider two other pivotal families of *Thomas Hartley (b.1812) and Ellen (née Barrett) Soothill and *John (b.1812) and Ellen (b.1815) (née Whitehead) Soothill. They are pivotal in the sense of both being large families and providing contemporary descendants.
Next I focus upon the families of *John and Elizabeth (née Tetlow) Soothill and *John and Sarah (née Holt) Soothill. John Soothill is probably the same person and Elizabeth Tetlow is his first wife and Sarah Holt is likely to be his second wife, but this needs more evidence before asserting confidently. The families of *Joseph (b. 1821) and Mary (née Riley) Soothill and John (b.1822) and Mary (née Briggs) Soothill are the next to be considered.
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